Identification of the astA gene in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains responsible for diarrhea in pigs

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-15

  Osek, Jacek ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

astA gene; Diarrhea; E. coli; PCR; Pigs; Virulence markers

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIA; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; HEAT LABILE I GENE; HEAT STABLE I GENE; HEAT STABLE II GENE; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE DISEASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0141683518     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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